Forestry application of the AHP by use of MPC© software

  • F. Perez-Rodriguez Unidade de Xestión Forestal Sostible (UXFS). Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola Politécnica Superior de Lugo. Lugo.
  • A. Rojo-Alboreca Unidade de Xestión Forestal Sostible (UXFS). Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola Politécnica Superior de Lugo. Lugo.

Abstract

We present an example of the application of the AHP decision-making approach to forest management, by use of MPC© 2.0 software. The example considered is that of a forest services company interested in buying a timber harvester. The company had preselected four different machines as possible alternatives, and established 11 different criteria involved in the decision, grouped into four categories (economic, environmental, social and technical). The decision-making process was undertaken using MPC© 2.0 software tools, which enable establishment of criteria on two levels, independent pairwise comparison of criteria (first phase) and of alternatives under each criterion (second phase), repetition of the decision-making process by the same or different users, graphical display of the results on the computer screen, and sensitivity analysis.

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Author Biographies

F. Perez-Rodriguez, Unidade de Xestión Forestal Sostible (UXFS). Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola Politécnica Superior de Lugo. Lugo.
Unidade de Xestión Forestal Sostible (UXFS). Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal. Escola Politécnica Superior de Lugo. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
A. Rojo-Alboreca, Unidade de Xestión Forestal Sostible (UXFS). Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola Politécnica Superior de Lugo. Lugo.
Unidade de Xestión Forestal Sostible (UXFS). Departamento de Enxeñaría Agroforestal. Escola Politécnica Superior de Lugo. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.

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Published
2012-12-01
How to Cite
Perez-Rodriguez, F., & Rojo-Alboreca, A. (2012). Forestry application of the AHP by use of MPC© software. Forest Systems, 21(3), 418-425. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2012213-02641
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Research Articles